落 草

luò cǎodictionary entry

to take to the woods to become an outlaw / (dialect) to be born (Etymology: in former times, a bed of straw or grass was used as padding during childbirth)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

落草 落草 [luo4 cao3] /to take to the woods to become an outlaw/(dialect) to be born (Etymology: in former times, a bed of straw or grass was used as padding during childbirth)/

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落
là
to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind
lào
colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds
luò
to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement
草
cǎo
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[kē],撮[zuǒ],株[zhū],根[gēn]
cào
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